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Oct 6, 2018 5:36 AM CST
Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
If you need to relax, grow plants!!
Bee Lover Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Orchids Region: Michigan Hostas Growing under artificial light
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I agree with everyone else, your plants look great. Whatever your method for growing them is, keep it up!! Take pride in your accomplishments, they look fantastic!
The reason that bloom producing temperatures are not mentioned for Phalaenopsis is simple, the vast majority bloom without much of a sudden change. They bloom in response to falling temperatures over time. They bloom in response to changing daylength. It is when you get a "reluctant bloomer" you can try a steady 15 degree night time temperature drop to attempt to get them to bloom.
Phalaenopsis are low light plants and their roots love to wander. That is why keeping them in a pot can be next to impossible. Some produce more roots then others due to cultural conditions but it could have a great deal to do with genetic make up. Some species just produce longer roots.
So please, join us in the forums, it is a wonderful place with wonderful people and we can all use some of that regardless of what we grow!
Orchid lecturer, teacher and judge. Retired Wildlife Biologist. Supervisor of a nature preserve up until I retired.
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